Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Autostrop Razor Co. Limited |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Henry Jacques Gaisman (b. 1869 in U.S.-died 1974 age 104) was the President of the company (inventor) |
Occupation |
Manufacturer of safety razors and razor strops |
Notes |
H. J. Gaisman was an inventor of a type of safety razor. He was President of the Autostrop Razor Co Ltd. circa 1905-1907. Henry J. Gaisman owned a single edge blade firm named the AutoStrop Safety Razor company. He was President of the Autostrop Razor Co. Ltd. c. 1905-1907. Valet Auto Strop razors were prevalent in England during the First World War, and also were available in Canada. Montreal and Toronto? Some Wikipedia info: Henry Jacques Gaisman His safety razor was patented in May and July 1904, and was initially sold by the Auto Strop Safety Razor Company, a competitor to razor and blade manufacturer Gillette Razor Corporation, run by competitor Mr. King C. Gillette. When Mr. Gaisman found similar technologies in the Gillette razors, his company sued the Gillette Razor Corporation for patent infringement, which Mr. Gillette resolved by merging with Auto Strop. When Mr. Gaisman came on board at the Gillette corporation, he found financial reporting errors which shook investor confidence and briefly caused the Gillette stock to drop. When Mr. Gillette eventually died at age 77, Mr. Gaisman went on to become the leader of the Gillette Razor Corporation. In 1914, he also developed the autographic camera, a process where photographers could write small notes on the edge of their negatives. The rights to this process were purchased by George Eastman (of Eastman Kodak) in 1914. After his razorblade patent ran out in 1921, he continued to develop newer razor blade technologies in an effort to protect his patent. On November 21, 1922, he applied for a new patent on a newer razor technology with a double-edged safety blade that would fit into the Gillette handles, but the Gillette blades would not fit into his newer handles. On June 28, 1927, he was granted the patent for this newer "Probak" razor, and in 1928 he founded the Probak Razor Corporation. |
Places of residence |
Montreal factory? Toronto, Ontario factory England too? |
